Consort Zhang Lihua (???) (died 589) was an imperial consort of the Chinese dynasty Chen Dynasty. She was the favorite concubine of Chen's final emperor, Chen Shubao.It is not known when Zhang Lihua was born. She was the daughter of a soldier, but her family was so poor that her father and older brother had to support the family by sewing seating pads. After Chen Shubao became crown prince in 569 after his father Emperor Xuan took the throne, she was initially selected into the palace to serve as a servant to his concubine Consort Gong. When Chen Shubao saw her, however, he was infatuated with her and took her as a concubine. She bore two sons -- Chen Shen and Chen Zhuang (??). (It is not clear whether she bore any of his at least six daughters.)Emperor Xuan died in 582, and Chen Shubao, after surviving a coup attempt by his brother Chen Shuling (???) the Prince of Shixing and cousin Chen Bogu (???) the Prince of Xin'an, took the throne. Chen Shubao created his wife Crown Princess Shen Wuhua empress, and created Consort Zhang an imperial consort with the honored title of Guifei (??) -- the highest rank for imperial consorts. In the coup attempt, Chen Shubao suffered serious injuries, and Consort Zhang attended to him in the illness, as he did not favor Empress Shen and did not allow Empress Shen to attend to him. She became even more favored than before, and she effectively became the ruler of his palace notwithstanding that Empress Shen was empress.Chen Shubao had a large number of concubines--10 of whom were said to be favored--but Consort Zhang continued to be his favorite. He constructed three particularly luxurious pavilions within his palace--Linchun Pavilion (???), Jieqi Pavilion (???), and Wangxian Pavilion (???), residing himself at Linchun Pavilion, while having Consort Zhang reside at Jieqi Pavilion and Consorts Gong and Kong share Wangxian Pavilion. He often spent his days feasting with his concubines, headed by Consort Zhang, as well as thos

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